1. Barangay Children’s Association
By: Florence F. Pasos-ERDA

2. Contents:
1. What is a BCA?
2. Who are the members of the BCA?
3. Why are BCAs organized?
4. How are BCAs organized and
strengthened?
5. Organizational chart of BCA
6. Levels of BCA participation
7. BCA documents
8. BCA Outputs

3. It is a mass-based
organization of
children at the
barangay level

4. All children in the barangay who
are below 18 years old
Former BCA leaders who are
above 18 years may act as
advisers

5. It is a mechanism in promoting
children’s right to PARTICIPATION
in local governance, in their
own protection and
development

6. To develop child leaders
To advocate child rights
To assess and articulate children’s issues and
concerns
For children to be represented in parallel or higher
structures and policy-making bodies at the local
level and eventually at the national level

7. To plan, implement, monitor , document and
evaluate programs for children
To be involved in CRC monitoring and reporting
To influence structures and institutions to
develop policies and programs that respond to
child rights at the local level

8. From this
situation…

9. to this situation…

10. Education
and
Training
Organization
Building
Resource
Mobilization
Children’s
Participation
And
empowerment
Pagpapalakas
ng samahan
Pagpapakilos ng
samahan
Pag impplement
ng mga activities
Pagpapataas ng antas ng
kaalaman at kasanayan
Through these
community
organizing elements

11. Mentoring
Meetings
General Assemblies
Planning, assessment and evaluation sessions
Trainings:
Self-Awareness
Values development
Orientation/workshops on: UN-CRC
Laws on Children, Issues
CRC Monitoring and
Reporting, Child Protection,
Child Participation
Basic and advance Leadership Training
Organizational Mechanisms and Guidelines
Research and Program Development
Training of Trainers
Seminar/s on relevant issues
Through…

12. Whatever activity is initiated with
the children:
FOLLOW-Up
is very important

13. General Assembly
Officers
Committees
Advocacy
Committee
Education
Committee
Resource
Generation
Committee
Child Labor
Monitoring
Committee
Program
Committee
Committees will be determined by the BCA’s
Vision, Mission and Goals
Adviser/s

14. BCAs
NGO NGO NGO
NACCAP and other
children’s
coalitions
NAPC
National
BCAsBCAs
National Coalition of
Children’s Associations in the
Philippines
National Anti-Poverty
Commission
CWC
Council for the
Welfare of
Children

15. BCAs
CWG BCPC
CLETFMCPC
Local
BCAsBCAs
Child Labor Education Task Force
Municipal Council for the
Protection of Children
Barangay Council for
the Protection of
Children
Community
Watch Group

16. BCAs need to be federated
to facilitate participation at
a higher level of
governance
The development of
second liners must be a
constant effort of BCAs

17. BCA
Documents
• Vision-Mission-Goals
•Roster of Members
•Constitution and By-Laws
•List of Officers
•Membership forms
•BCA Profile
•Minutes of Meeting
•Resolutions
•Documentation of activities
•Plans
•Reports (Financial and Narrative)
•CRC monitoring tools
•Project Proposals
•Certificate of Accreditation
•Awards/Citations
•Photos/videos, etc.
•Information Education Campaign
materials

18. BCA Outputs
Effective and empowered child leaders and advocates
Stronger monitoring and promotion of the UN-CRC
Strong children’s organization and systems
Child friendly and relevant policies and programs
Participation in higher level of governance
Child-Friendly and Happy Community!